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University of Vermont
Joined September 2019
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🌿 Curious about the work we do in our lab?
Check out @_LeslieSpencer_'s inspiring research on wild pollinator conservation and education! 🐝
She was recently featured by the @uvmvermont Office of Research—watch the feature here: youtube.com/watch?v=jlSJPVU6…
Featured in @Newsweek, @TaylorHRicketts discusses why federal action in Western US is so consequential for wildlife 📢
newsweek.com/map-shows-state…
Congratulations to lab member @AuraAlonsoRodz and colleagues on their recent publication! They evaluated hurricane effects on taxonomic, phylogenetic, and functional diversity of tropical forest moths 🥳
Honored to share my publication on how rainforest moth communities in Puerto Rico responded to back-to-back hurricanes Irma and María. I began this project eight years ago, and it’s incredibly exciting to finally see it out in the world! 🦋
🔗 go.uvm.edu/waf2l
She also recently received a grant from @OneHiveFondatio for her environmental education work at Shelburne Farms and a research award from UVM to fund a summer bee identification course!
🐝🐝🐝@GundInstitute
🥳Congrats to lab member @_LeslieSpencer_ on her win in @uvmvermont Three-Minute Thesis competition! 🎊
Leslie's work focuses on wild pollinator conservation and education. Read more about it in this article from @UVMCALS:
go.uvm.edu/sorqi
The Living Landscapes Lab was well represented at the @GundInstitute Gund Slam last week! 🌟
@_LeslieSpencer_ @AuraAlonsoRodz @TaylorHRicketts
🚨 New pub alert 🚨
"The risk that locally successful nature conservation may be shifting problems elsewhere can no longer be ignored"
science.org/doi/abs/10.1126/…
"...so often in conservation, we forget that the costs might happen to someone else, someplace else or at a later time," says @uvmvermont prof @bpkfish.
Yet, say Fisher and @TaylorHRicketts, these hidden costs are critical to conservation decisions: go.uvm.edu/hblk3
ALT Green agricultural fields surrounded by lush green mountains, with rain, clouds and fog, and a palm tree in the foreground.
On this #InternationalDayofWomenandGirlsinScience, we want to celebrate our amazing lab members @_LeslieSpencer_ , @AuraAlonsoRodz, Anna Maassel, Carina Manitius, Jessica Balerna, Lara de Macedo Monteiro, and the inspiring women scientists that came before them! 👩💻👩💼👩🏫👩🔬
Inspiring resolution @_LeslieSpencer_ !
#pollination #bees #ecosystemservices #conservation #education #outreach
✨What are IfA's resolutions?✨
1: @_LeslieSpencer_ resolves to deepen relationships to create accessible educational programs that equip community to impact pollinator conservation efforts (📸 by @estey_andrea)
2: Cheryl resolves to connect through story and love in her work
📢 New study by former postdoc @TafesseEstifan1 "shows that a widespread malaria-fighting strategy—bed nets—becomes less effective as deforestation rises. The research underscores how important a healthy environment is for human health."
Read more 👇 go.uvm.edu/do4np
Last Friday, we joined the Vermont Pollinator Working Group Annual Conference to discuss issues related to habitat and pesticides!
@_LeslieSpencer_ (PhD cand) shared her research on pollinators, pests & blueberries, and CJ (MS student) connected with VT's pollinator experts. 🐝
Living Landscapes Lab retweeted
You've heard about bees' role in feeding the world. But if you also enjoy delicious coffee, thank a bee.
New research from @AristiNati, @TaylorHRicketts & colleagues shows bee pollination improves coffee's flavor.
Read more from @CATIEOficial: go.uvm.edu/68pby
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Living Landscapes Lab retweeted
Just returned from another inspiring @HHMINEWS #GilliamFellows meeting! It’s truly empowering to connect with so many brilliant and passionate scientists, all dedicated to advancing inclusion and equity in STEM. 💪🏿💪🏽💪🏻 #LatinainSTEM
Congratulations to @AristiNati, who recently crushed her PhD defense and moved on to bigger and better things! We miss her already but can't wait to see what amazing things she does next! 🎉 #Proud
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Thrilled to welcome @carina_mani to the lab! 🎉 Carina's research focuses on the social and economic impacts of conservation policies, aiming for a just transition for nature. At UVM, she'll explore how expanding protected areas affects the agricultural sector and food systems.🌍
“I will be working with a remarkable team of experts from across the country on the links between nature and human well-being,” @TaylorHRicketts said. “Doctors, biologists, public health researchers, economists, and others...”
From falcons nesting in a skyscraper to the morning bird chorus in a farm field, nature plays a role in Americans' lives.
With help from two #UVM researchers, @usgcrp is coordinating the first National Nature Assessment to find out how.
Read more: go.uvm.edu/6ptf8 #NNA1
ALT A flyer for the First National Nature Assessment. The writing is black, blue and white and is various sizes. The background is tan on top, with a scene of a river valley on the bottom and mountains in the background.
The Vermont Pollinator Working Group organized “Pollinator Celebration Day” this past weekend, to mark the end of National Pollinator Week. @TaylorHRicketts gave a keynote about native bees & @_LeslieSpencer_ taught attendees about gardening for native pollinators.
🐝Love pollinators? Learn about these essential bees and other animals from experts and attend workshops at Vermont Pollinator Working Group's Pollinator Celebration Day!
📅 6/22, 10-3, #UVM Horticulture Farm, South Burlington, VT
go.uvm.edu/d9jef #NationalPollinatorWeek
ALT A yellow and black bee on a pinkish-purple flower with a yellow center.
Living Landscapes Lab retweeted
Check out our new paper investigating the impacts of IPM for grazing cattle on pests, parasites, beneficial insects, dung beetles, and soil health in grazed pasture ecosystems!
Link to article: authors.elsevier.com/a/1itu%…
sciencedirect.com/science/ar…
New pub by @TafesseEstifan1, @TaylorHRicketts, and colleagues suggests forests can provide natural protection against malaria🦟 transmission, particularly for vulnerable children. @GundInstitute
Full pub: go.uvm.edu/pwxlf
Read summary here: go.uvm.edu/4tvy1
